This weekend, I ran the Westport St. Patrick’s Day 4 mile run. I have done this race 3 times, and this year was the most fun of all.
Stacy, Diana and I decided that we would go all out in costume this year, and wear tutus. After spending a few a hours on Friday night cutting, looping and pulling, the tutus were complete (and I had carpel tunnel).
Saturday morning came and we all headed downtown to the race. We wanted to get in 4 miles prior to the race, since we usually run long on Saturdays. After a slow 3.5 mile warm up, we got dressed up and headed down to the start line. I ran into some other friends at the start line too!
Eileen wore a tutu too!!
Mile 1
The race started off quite annoying. I lined up in the 7 min mile, and it appears that everyone else lined up in that pace as well. I was having a mini meltdown from tripping over so many people. A tip to runners: If you are running a slower than what the sign says that you are standing under, MOVE BACK!!!!
Dan knows what I am talking about.
The first mile went by fast, and I ran a 6:59.
Mile 2
Luckily, a lot of the annoying people started to peel away during mile two, and I could find my racing groove and stop using so much energy dodging people.
Mile two was a 7:01
Mile 3
This mile went by pretty fast. There was some wind and some hills, but I made it! What I loved most about this mile is the 8 (approx.) year old girl I ran by. She was haulin’!!! And I was in awe. I said, “Girlfriend, you’re rockin!!!” as I ran by her. And she sweetly said, “Thank you!!”.
Mile three was a 7:13
Mile 4
My eye was on the prize in mile four, and that prize was the finish line. It was hard to pass up the jello shots and green beer people were passing out, but I knew there would be some to enjoy after the race!!
Mile 4 was a 6:57, and I finished the 4.03 mile race in 28:18.
Post Race Fun
After the race, we headed to a bar and starting hydrating. We ran hard, and we needed to re-fuel and re-hydrate.
Cheers!!!
Q: How much of a bloody mary ended up on my shirt?? A: Half, or $3.50 worth.
Stacy and Di rocked this race too! It was such a fun race for all of us girls to run together. Stacy and Diana’s husbands also ran, and did amazing as well!
The PERFECT day!
After Stacy and Diana headed home, I went to another nearby bar and met up with some friends that had also ran the race.
The post race hydration kept going….
GAG!!!
Tutu Twinkies.
Forever Friends!
All in all, it was a great day. The weather was perfect, and our legs were feeling fast.
Wishing you a bright and sunny week ahead!!
XOXO,
Ali
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